{"id":328913,"date":"2026-05-04T11:02:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T05:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=328913"},"modified":"2026-05-04T11:02:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T05:32:43","slug":"where-are-these-star-wars-stars-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/04\/where-are-these-star-wars-stars-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Are These ‘Star Wars’ Stars Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s been over ten years for the reason that sequel trilogy kicked off with 2015\u2019s \u201cThe Force Awakens.\u201d It was immediately followed by 2017\u2019s controversial \u201cThe Last Jedi\u201d and 2019\u2019s \u201cThe Rise of Skywalker,\u201d the last \u201cStar Wars\u201d film released in theaters. That\u2019s about to alter when \u201cThe Mandalorian & Grogu\u201d hits theaters on May 22, nevertheless it takes place years before the events of the sequel trilogy. In honor of May the 4th, or Star Wars Day, let\u2019s have a look back at a few of the foremost stars from the sequel trilogy and where they\u2019re at now. <\/p>\n

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After becoming a household name for her role as Rey, Daisy Ridley<\/strong> went on to star in \u201cCleaner,\u201d \u201cYoung Woman and the Sea,\u201d and the zombie movie \u201cWe Bury The Dead,\u201d which was released earlier this 12 months.<\/p>\n

She\u2019ll next appear in \u201cEbenezer: A Christmas Carol\u201d alongside Johnny Depp, who plays the titular Scrooge. The feature has a star-studded forged, including Rupert Grint, Sam Claflin, Ian McKellen, and Tramell Tillman.<\/p>\n

Although there was presupposed to be a Rey movie directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, there was little news concerning the project since its initial announcement. Some fans consider that her standalone movie will now be folded into Simon Kinberg\u2019s recent trilogy. It is perhaps some time before she returns to the screen together with her lightsaber, but Ridley recently reassured her followers that her return to a galaxy far, distant can be \u201cdefinitely worth the wait.\u201d<\/p>\n

John Boyega\u2019s Return As Finn Is Unclear <\/h2>\n
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John<\/strong> Boyega <\/strong>starred as Finn, a Stormtrooper-turned-Resistance fighter. Since leaving the galaxy far, distant, he won a Golden Globe Award for his portrayal of Leroy Logan in Steve McQueen\u2019s \u201cSmall Axe\u201d anthology. He also appeared in 2022\u2019s \u201cThe Woman King\u201d and 2023\u2019s \u201cThey Cloned Tyrone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Boyega has been vocal about his mixed feelings concerning the franchise, as his character was sidelined after 2015\u2019s \u201cThe Force Awakens.\u201d In 2019\u2019s \u201cThe Rise of Skywalker,\u201d he spends a lot of the movie trying, and failing, to inform Rey that his character is Force-sensitive. The reveal never actually happens, leaving many fans disillusioned.<\/p>\n

In March 2026, during a panel at Megacon Orlando, a fan told him to \u201cGet Dave [Filoni] on the phone.\u201d Boyega replied, \u201cI even have, actually,\u201d resulting in speculation that he was working with Lucasfilm to reprise the character. Nonetheless, some within the audience have since taken to social media to say that it appeared like he was joking, so it looks like fans will just should wait and see.<\/p>\n

Oscar Isaac Will \u2018Possibly\u2019 Return To \u2018Star Wars\u2019 <\/h2>\n
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Oscar Isaac<\/strong> is currently starring in season 2 of Netflix\u2019s \u201cBeef,\u201d although the actor has been pretty busy since leaving the galaxy far, distant, where he played Resistance pilot-turned-general, Poe Dameron. He went on to affix one other Disney franchise, Marvel, where he played the titular \u201cMoon Knight\u201d on the Disney+ series. He also recently starred in Netflix\u2019s \u201cFrankenstein.\u201d<\/p>\n

In November 2025, he said that he could be \u201copen\u201d to returning to \u201cStar Wars.\u201d Nonetheless, he admitted that he was \u201cnot so open to working with Disney\u201d after Jimmy Kimmel was pulled from the air following a comment he made about Charlie Kirk\u2019s assassination.<\/p>\n

In April 2026, he once more said that he was \u201cperhaps\u201d enthusiastic about returning to \u201cStar Wars\u201d and revealed that the \u201cSomeway, Palpatine returned,\u201d line that has been widely mocked across social media was a \u201crecent addition\u201d during reshoots.<\/p>\n

Kelly Marie Tran Is Open To Returning As Rose Tico <\/h2>\n
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Kelly Marie Tran<\/strong> might be one of the vital controversial characters added to the sequel trilogy. Her character, Resistance technician Rose Tico, didn\u2019t appear in 2015\u2019s \u201cThe Force Awakens,\u201d and was subject to the divisive Canto Bight subplot in 2017\u2019s \u201cThe Last Jedi.\u201d<\/p>\n

No matter her character\u2019s live-action reception, she has continued to voice Rose Tico in 2020\u2019s \u201cThe LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special\u201d and 2022\u2019s \u201cLEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation.\u201d Along with narrating \u201cThe Last Jedi: Cobalt Squadron\u201d audiobook, she also voiced Darth Rose Tico in \u201cLEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy,\u201d which premiered on Disney+ in 2024.<\/p>\n

In April 2025, she told CBR<\/a> that she had conversations a few possible return for Rose Tico, stating that she remains to be a \u201cStar Wars\u201d fan and that she still has \u201csuch a warm place in my heart, just that whole universe, and that entire experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adam Driver Wanted To Return To \u2018Star Wars\u2019 Before Disney Shut It Down <\/h2>\n
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Since leaving a galaxy far, distant, Adam Driver<\/strong> has received Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor in 2018\u2019s \u201cBlacKkKlansman\u201d and Best Actor in 2019\u2019s \u201cMarriage Story,\u201d but he\u2019s also gone on to star in 2021\u2019s \u201cThe Last Duel,\u201d 2021\u2019s \u201cHouse of Gucci,\u201d 2023\u2019s \u201cFerrari,\u201d and 2024\u2019s \u201cMegalopolis,\u201d to call a couple of.<\/p>\n

He has also been tapped to star in a brand new Netflix series called \u201cRabbit, Rabbit,\u201d an Apple TV art-world drama called \u201cThe Dealer,\u201d and the military drama \u201cAlone At Dawn,\u201d which tells the true story of Air Force Combat Controller John Chapman\u2019s fight to save lots of his fellow soldiers and the investigation to prove his valor that earned him a Medal of Honor.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Despite his busy schedule, the actor revealed in October 2025 that he and director Steven Soderbergh<\/strong> had been working on their very own movie called \u201cThe Hunt For Ben Solo.\u201d Although he played the villainous Kylo Ren for the primary two movies, he returned to his identity as Ben Solo and was seemingly redeemed at the tip of \u201cThe Rise of Skywalker\u201d while fighting Emperor Palpatine, and appeared to have died after he faded into the Force.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, evidently Driver felt that the character had unfinished business. He and Soderbergh spent a couple of years developing a script with Scott Z. Burns that received approval from Lucasfilm. Nonetheless, Driver told AP News<\/a> that the film was shot down by Bob Iger.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe presented the script to Lucasfilm. They loved the thought. They totally understood our angle and why we were doing it,\u201d Driver explained. \u201cWe took it to Bob Iger and Alan Bergman, and so they said no. They didn\u2019t see how Ben Solo was alive. And that was that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since then, there have been several fan campaigns attempting to revive the project, but Soderbergh has shut down any hope that the film will ever be made. That being said, it is evident that there remains to be interest in Ben Solo\u2019s character, and it\u2019s possible that he might make a return, at the same time as a Force ghost, in Simon Kinberg\u2019s recent trilogy.<\/p>\n

It stays to be seen whether any of those characters will appear in \u201cStar Wars: Starfighter,\u201d the primary movie set after the events of \u201cThe Rise of Skywalker.\u201d The film, starring Ryan Gosling<\/strong>, is scheduled for a May 2027 theatrical release. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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It\u2019s been over ten years for the reason that sequel trilogy kicked off with 2015\u2019s \u201cThe Force Awakens.\u201d It was immediately followed by 2017\u2019s controversial \u201cThe Last Jedi\u201d and 2019\u2019s \u201cThe Rise of Skywalker,\u201d the last \u201cStar Wars\u201d film released in theaters. That\u2019s about to alter when \u201cThe Mandalorian & Grogu\u201d hits theaters on May […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":328914,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20669],"tags":[795,639,797],"class_list":["post-328913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hollywood","tag-star","tag-stars","tag-wars"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=328913"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328913\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":328916,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328913\/revisions\/328916"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/328914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=328913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=328913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=328913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}